{"id":134390,"date":"2023-06-22T09:30:30","date_gmt":"2023-06-21T23:30:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/?p=134390"},"modified":"2023-06-22T09:30:35","modified_gmt":"2023-06-21T23:30:35","slug":"vic-metro-2023-aflw-u18s-squad-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/2023\/06\/22\/vic-metro-2023-aflw-u18s-squad-announced\/","title":{"rendered":"Vic Metro 2023 AFLW U18s squad announced"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

VIC Metro has finalised its 30-player squad for the upcoming AFL Women’s Under 18 Championships, which begins on Sunday, July 2 for the ‘Big V’. Metro faces off against Allies, South Australia and Vic Country at the 2023 national carnival, with a mix of top and bottom-age prospects selected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eastern Ranges make up up almost a quarter of the squad with eight representatives, two more than ladder leaders Oakleigh Chargers, and winless Western Jets, showing the spread of talent regardless of season results. Calder Cannons and Sandringham Dragons both have four representatives, with Northern Knights recording the two.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Among the players in the squad are Eastern Ranges AFLW Academy members, Alyssia Pisano<\/a>, Laura Stone<\/a> and Jess Vukic<\/a>, as well as fellow Academy members, Western Jets duo Kristie-Lee Weston-Turner<\/a> and Kiera Whiley<\/a>. The sixth Vic Metro AFLW Academy member, Amy Gaylor<\/a> is unavailable due to an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are two over-agers in the 2023 squad in ruck Krystal Russell<\/a> and tall utility Jemma Rigoni<\/a>. The latter is eligible as a father-daughter selection to Melbourne, while the other club-tied player is Carlton father-daughter bottom-age draft prospect, Sophie McKay<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vic Metro face the Allies at Brighton Homes Arena on July 2, before returning home to take on South Australia a week later. Metro concludes its campaign against Vic Country on August 12 at Punt Road.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2023 VIC METRO AFLW U18 CHAMPIONSHIPS SQUAD<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
#<\/td>NAME<\/strong><\/td>SURNAME<\/strong><\/td>HT<\/strong><\/td>STATE LEAGUE CLUB<\/strong><\/td>COMMUNITY CLUB<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
1<\/td>Ava<\/td>Jordan<\/td>150<\/td>Northern Knights<\/td>Banyule<\/td><\/tr>
2<\/td>Alyssia<\/td>Pisano<\/td>160<\/td>Eastern Ranges<\/td>Rowville Knights<\/td><\/tr>
3<\/td>Sierra<\/td>Grieves<\/td>164<\/td>Western Jets<\/td>Yarraville Seddon Eagles<\/td><\/tr>
4<\/td>Lou-Lou<\/td>Field<\/td>167<\/td>Western Jets<\/td>Flemington Juniors<\/td><\/tr>
5<\/td>Amy<\/td>Cariss-Brett<\/td>167<\/td>Oakleigh Chargers<\/td>Vermont<\/td><\/tr>
6<\/td>Sophie<\/td>McKay<\/td>168<\/td>Sandringham Dragons<\/td>Prahran<\/td><\/tr>
7<\/td>Zoe<\/td>Hargreaves<\/td>171<\/td>Northern Knights<\/td>Fitzroy<\/td><\/tr>
8<\/td>Sarah<\/td>Poustie<\/td>170<\/td>Oakleigh Chargers<\/td>Old Scotch<\/td><\/tr>
9<\/td>Hayley<\/td>McLaughlin<\/td>164<\/td>Eastern Ranges<\/td>Blackburn<\/td><\/tr>
10<\/td>Isabel<\/td>Bacon<\/td>172<\/td>Sandringham Dragons<\/td>Collegians<\/td><\/tr>
11<\/td>Tamara<\/td>Henry<\/td>170<\/td>Western Jets<\/td>Darley<\/td><\/tr>
12<\/td>Jasmine<\/td>Shepherd<\/td>174<\/td>Sandringham Dragons<\/td>Beaumaris<\/td><\/tr>
13<\/td>Kiera<\/td>Whiley<\/td>172<\/td>Western Jets<\/td>Hillside<\/td><\/tr>
14<\/td>Kayley<\/td>Kavanagh<\/td>169<\/td>Calder Cannons<\/td>Strathmore<\/td><\/tr>
15<\/td>Laura<\/td>Stone<\/td>169<\/td>Eastern Ranges<\/td>Lysterfield<\/td><\/tr>
16<\/td>Georgie<\/td>Brisbane<\/td>175<\/td>Eastern Ranges<\/td>Blackburn<\/td><\/tr>
17<\/td>Kyla<\/td>Forbes<\/td>167<\/td>Calder Cannons<\/td>Aberfeldie<\/td><\/tr>
18<\/td>Georgia<\/td>Stubs<\/td>167<\/td>Eastern Ranges<\/td>Olinda Ferny Creek<\/td><\/tr>
19<\/td>Lara<\/td>Hausegger<\/td>172<\/td>Oakleigh Chargers<\/td>Old Yarra Cobras<\/td><\/tr>
20<\/td>Jemma<\/td>Rigoni<\/td>172<\/td>Oakleigh Chargers<\/td>Ashburton<\/td><\/tr>
21<\/td>Kristie-Lee<\/td>Weston-Turner<\/td>176<\/td>Western Jets<\/td>Sunshine Heights<\/td><\/tr>
22<\/td>Ava<\/td>Campbell<\/td>173<\/td>Eastern Ranges<\/td>Vermont<\/td><\/tr>
23<\/td>Sarah<\/td>Grunden<\/td>168<\/td>Calder Cannons<\/td>Keilor<\/td><\/tr>
26<\/td>Jess<\/td>Vukic<\/td>180<\/td>Eastern Ranges<\/td>Vermont<\/td><\/tr>
27<\/td>Emma<\/td>McDonald<\/td>180<\/td>Oakleigh Chargers<\/td>Ashburton<\/td><\/tr>
28<\/td>Sienna<\/td>Tallariti<\/td>175<\/td>Oakleigh Chargers<\/td>Whitehorse Colts<\/td><\/tr>
29<\/td>Emily<\/td>Gough<\/td>180<\/td>Sandringham Dragons<\/td>East Malvern<\/td><\/tr>
30<\/td>Krystal<\/td>Russell<\/td>180<\/td>Western Jets<\/td>Yarraville Seddon Eagles<\/td><\/tr>
31<\/td>Ellie<\/td>Sbeghen<\/td>183<\/td>Calder Cannons<\/td>Brunswick<\/td><\/tr>
32<\/td>Jacinta<\/td>Hose<\/td>184<\/td>Eastern Ranges<\/td>Vermont<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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